Chief Brown Talks with NBC 5 Investigates - Part 4

http://www.nbcdfw.com/investigations/series/driven-to-distraction/Chief-Brown-Talks-with-NBC-5-Investigates--Part-4_Dallas-Fort-Worth.htmlChief Brown Talks with NBC 5 Investigates - Part 4NBC 5 Investigates' Scott Friedman sat down with Dallas Police Chief David Brown to talk about his department's policies on the use of police computers while driving.

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NBC 5 Investigates' Scott Friedman sat down with Dallas Police Chief David Brown to talk about his department's policies on the use of police computers while driving.

Mar 7, 2013http://www.nbcdfw.com/investigations/series/driven-to-distraction/Chief-Brown-Talks-with-NBC-5-Investigates--Part-3_Dallas-Fort-Worth.htmlChief Brown Talks with NBC 5 Investigates - Part 3NBC 5 Investigates' Scott Friedman sat down with Dallas Police Chief David Brown to talk about his department's policies on the use of police computers while driving.1Share

Chief Brown Talks with NBC 5 Investigates - Part 3

NBC 5 Investigates' Scott Friedman sat down with Dallas Police Chief David Brown to talk about his department's policies on the use of police computers while driving.

Mar 7, 2013http://www.nbcdfw.com/investigations/series/driven-to-distraction/Chief-Brown-Talks-with-NBC-5-Investigates--Part-2_Dallas-Fort-Worth.htmlChief Brown Talks with NBC 5 Investigates - Part 2NBC 5 Investigates' Scott Friedman sat down with Dallas Police Chief David Brown to talk about his department's policies on the use of police computers while driving.2Share

Chief Brown Talks with NBC 5 Investigates - Part 2

NBC 5 Investigates' Scott Friedman sat down with Dallas Police Chief David Brown to talk about his department's policies on the use of police computers while driving.

Mar 7, 2013http://www.nbcdfw.com/investigations/series/driven-to-distraction/Dallas-Police-Chief-Says-Officers-Can-Type-on-Computers-in-Emergencies-Only-196111211.htmlCity Policy Prohibits Typing and Driving: DPD ChiefDallas Police Chief David Brown gave his first formal interview about a nine-month-long NBC 5 investigation that found police officers in Dallas and across Texas were causing car crashes by typing on mobile dashboard computers...3Share

Dallas Police Chief David Brown gave his first formal interview about a nine-month-long NBC 5 investigation that found police officers in Dallas and across Texas were causing car crashes by typing on mobile dashboard computers... Read More

Dec 20, 2012http://www.nbcdfw.com/investigations/series/driven-to-distraction/Police-Group-Studying-Officer-Distracted-Driving_Dallas-Fort-Worth.htmlPolice Group Studying Officer Distracted DrivingNBC 5 investigation into crashes caused by officers using dash-mounted computers while driving draws from attention a national police group and departments across the country.4Share

Police Group Studying Officer Distracted Driving

NBC 5 investigation into crashes caused by officers using dash-mounted computers while driving draws from attention a national police group and departments across the country.

Dec 17, 2012http://www.nbcdfw.com/investigations/series/driven-to-distraction/Dallas-Police-Say-No-to-Driving-Policy-Changes_Dallas-Fort-Worth.htmlDallas Police Say "No" to Driving Policy ChangesAn NBC 5 investigation has found there were eight crashes involving Dallas police officers using computers while driving in two years.5Share

Dallas Police Say "No" to Driving Policy Changes

An NBC 5 investigation has found there were eight crashes involving Dallas police officers using computers while driving in two years.

Nov 16, 2012http://www.nbcdfw.com/investigations/series/driven-to-distraction/Tech-Solution-Could-Prevent-Crashes-Highlighted-by-NBC-5-Investigation_Dallas-Fort-Worth.htmlTech Solution Could Prevent Crashes Highlighted by NBC 5 InvestigationFort Worth police plan to test a new device that limits an officer's ability to use a computer while a police car is moving. A five-month investigation by NBC 5 uncovered dozens of crashes in North Texas involving officers distracted by computers.6Share

Fort Worth police plan to test a new device that limits an officer's ability to use a computer while a police car is moving. A five-month investigation by NBC 5 uncovered dozens of crashes in North Texas involving officers distracted by computers.

Nov 9, 2012http://www.nbcdfw.com/investigations/series/driven-to-distraction/FWPD-Implements-Distracted-Driving-Policy_Dallas-Fort-Worth.htmlFWPD Implements Distracted-Driving PolicyFort Worth police have developed a distracted-driving policy that tells officers not to type on their dashboard-mounted computers while driving.7Share

FWPD Implements Distracted-Driving Policy

Fort Worth police have developed a distracted-driving policy that tells officers not to type on their dashboard-mounted computers while driving.

FW, Dallas Officers Can Type While Driving

Under the Texas Public Information Act, we were able to get a database with reports from accidents across the state involving emergency vehicles. We discovered that in 24 months, there were at least 70 accidents across the state involving emergency vehicles (primarily police cars) where some kind of distraction inside the emergency vehicle was noted as a contributing factor in the crash. That's an average of roughly three crashes a month in Texas. We also wanted to see if police departments in our area had policies regarding the use of cellphones, mobile data computers or mobile data terminals, radios and dashboard cameras. Read More (link to longer write-thru at http://www.nbcdfw.com/investigations/How-We-Did-It-Distracted-Driving-Investigation-164525176.html)